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Exploring social problems on a global scale This text uses social science perspectives to examine the various dimensions of globalization, the social problems of inequality, war and violence, and environmental sustainability that are occurring on a global scale. Clear writing and vivid examples help students to better understand their role as global citizens. The book was designed for courses such as Global Issues, Contemporary Problems, Social Problems, Social Stratification, World Cultures, and Social Change. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: Understand social problems on a global scale - from inequalities to sustainability See the interconnections of the world and people throughout the world Learn about issues with a multinational and multidisciplinary approach, so readers will be able to have a broader understanding of the subject Note:MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit:www.mysearchlab.comor you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearchLab with eText (at no additional cost). ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205863531 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205863532

Scott Sernau (Ph.D., Cornell University) is Professor of Sociology and Director of International Programs at Indiana University South Bend where he regularly teaches courses on social inequality, urban society, sustainability and global issues. He has taught in Mexico, in France and aboard ship on global voyages with the University of Virginia’s Semester at Sea program. He is the author of Economies of Exclusion: Underclass Poverty and Labor Market Change in Mexico;Critical Choices: Applying Sociological Insight in Your Life, Family, and Community; Bound: Living in the Globalized World, and Social Inequalities in a Global Age as well as editor of Contemporary Readings in Globalization. He has won six trustee’s teaching awards, as well as the Sylvia Bowman Award for Distinguished Teaching and the PA Mack Award for Distinguished Service to Teaching. He serves on the steering committee of the IU Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching, the board of the IUSB Center for a Sustainable Future, and the board of the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research.

IN THIS SECTION:1.) BRIEF2.) COMPREHENSIVE

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Part I: Seeking an Equitable World: Issues of InequalityChapter 1: Class: A World of Rich and PoorChapter 2: Work: The Global Assembly Line Chapter 3: Gender and Family: Overburdened Women and Displaced Men Chapter 4: Education: Access and SuccessPart II: Seeking a Peaceful World: Issues of Conflict Chapter 5: Crime: Fear in the Streets Chapter 6: War: States of Terror Chapter 7: Democracy and Human Rights: Having Our Say Chapter 8: Ethnicity and Religion: Deep Roots and Unholy Hate Part III: Seeking a Sustainable World: Environmental IssuesChapter 9: Urbanization: Cities without Limits Chapter 10: Population and Health: Only the Poor Die Young Chapter 11: Technology and Energy: Prometheus’s Fire or Pandora’s Box? Chapter 12: Ecology: How Much Can One Planet Take?

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Preface

The Call of the World Empires in Collision Making a World System Plan of the Book

Part I: Seeking an Equitable World: Issues of Inequality

Chapter 1: Class: A World of Rich and PoorThe Global DivideTheories of Class and Economy Economic Development: Modernization and Dependency Theories Ending Extreme Poverty: Markets and BeyondHumanizing Development Chapter 2: Work: The Global Assembly Line The Division of Labor The New Frontier: From Hudson’s Bay to Land’s End Made by Small Hands A Trade Free-for-All Ordering the World Market Trade that is Fair for All

Chapter 3: Gender and Family: Overburdened Women and Displaced Men Nietzsche Undone: From Superman to Supermom Global Family Changes Half the Sky Chapter 4: Education: Access and Success Brazil The Foundations of Education And Who Will Care for the Children? Education around the World Opening Doors, Opening Minds

Part II: Seeking a Peaceful World: Issues of Conflict

Chapter 5: Crime: Fear in the Streets Seeking Security Street Crime and Youth Violence International Drug Trade Incarceration around the World International Crime Cartels In Search of Opportunity and Order Chapter 6: War: States of Terror How States Made War and War Made States From Limited War to Total War to Cold War From World War to Regional Conflict The Global Arms Trade Weapons of Mass Destruction Military Expenditures The Last Great War?

Chapter 7: Democracy and Human Rights: Having Our Say Nationalism and the Nation—State From Bands to States Nationalism and Independence Democracy and Its Alternatives “Dirty Wars”: When Democracy Degenerates The Right to Be Fully Human

Chapter 8: Ethnicity and Religion: Deep Roots and Unholy Hate Ethnicity: Ties That Bind and Divide Faith and Fervor: Religious Diversity Ethnicity, Religion, and Power Identity and International Terrorism Alternatives to Terror

Part III: Seeking a Sustainable World: Environmental Issues

Chapter 9: Urbanization: Cities without Limits The Urban Millennium: Worldwide Urbanization World Cities Cities as Dynamos: Central Places and Hyperurbanization The Shape of Urban Life The Shape of the City Seeking Livable Cities

Chapter 10: Population and Health: Only the Poor Die Young World Population Estimates: Counting Heads Marx and Malthus: The Population Bomb Debate Demographic Transition Theory Population Control Migration Disease Health Care Reform Living Well, Staying Well

Chapter 11: Technology and Energy: Prometheus’s Fire or Pandora’s Box? Power Surge: The Advance of Technology Energy: Fire from Above and BelowChariots of Fire: Automobiles and TransportTurning Down the Heat: Global Warming and Appropriate Technology

Chapter 12: Ecology: How Much Can One Planet Take? Food: We Are What We Eat Pollution Deforestation and Desertification Who Invited You? Invasive Species Ecology and Economy: The Search for Sustainable Futures